Ebook: Insect Chemoreception: Fundamental and Applied

In this time of edited volumes when the list of individual contributors may reach double figures, it is appropriate to question the usefulness of a volume, with such a broad scope, by a single author. The answer is simple. For years he has believed that the rather sharp distinction between fundamental and applied aspects of this discipline, has ill-served the significance of each; and has diminished the incidence of fruitful synergies. Yet the need for these was never greater, and this case may be developed by a single author with experience of each aspect. The inclusion of a Chapter on Genetic Engineering may raise some doubts, but it is enabled by the chosen title “Chemoreception”, as distinct from Chemoperception: the latter implies detection of a chemical, followed by a behavioural response. But the former broader category subsumes Chemoperception and allows for the reception of a chemical toxin so potent as to prelude a behavioural or physiological response, other than death. Accordingly, chemical toxins are a legitimate inclusion. In which event, their delivery through a GM plant is as appropriate for study as their application in a spray.

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This volume encompasses and unites all the major topics relating to Insect Chemoreception. Part 1 addresses topics such as plant/insect interactions, pheromones, ultrastructure, electrophysiology and the biochemistry of chemoreceptors. Part 2 embraces applications of plant chemicals and cultivars in insect pest control, host plant resistance and pheromones. A concluding chapter discusses the scope and potential of genetic engineering.

This comprehensive account of the major aspects of sustainable insect pest control, together with the key references cited, will point the way to relevant research projects, and provide an up-to-date awareness of recent developments in the field.

Audience: Graduate students and researchers in insect chemoreception, chemical ecology and sustainable pest control.

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This volume encompasses and unites all the major topics relating to Insect Chemoreception. Part 1 addresses topics such as plant/insect interactions, pheromones, ultrastructure, electrophysiology and the biochemistry of chemoreceptors. Part 2 embraces applications of plant chemicals and cultivars in insect pest control, host plant resistance and pheromones. A concluding chapter discusses the scope and potential of genetic engineering.

This comprehensive account of the major aspects of sustainable insect pest control, together with the key references cited, will point the way to relevant research projects, and provide an up-to-date awareness of recent developments in the field.

Audience: Graduate students and researchers in insect chemoreception, chemical ecology and sustainable pest control.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Plant Chemicals....Pages 27-72
Pheromones....Pages 73-112
The Chemoreceptive Organs: Structural Aspects....Pages 113-139
Electrophysiology of Chemoreception....Pages 140-173
Biochemistry of Chemoreception....Pages 174-189
Plant Chemicals in Pest Control....Pages 193-222
Host Plant Resistance....Pages 223-255
Pheromones in Plant Protection....Pages 256-279
Genetic Engineering....Pages 280-306
Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-24
Back Matter....Pages 307-330

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This volume encompasses and unites all the major topics relating to Insect Chemoreception. Part 1 addresses topics such as plant/insect interactions, pheromones, ultrastructure, electrophysiology and the biochemistry of chemoreceptors. Part 2 embraces applications of plant chemicals and cultivars in insect pest control, host plant resistance and pheromones. A concluding chapter discusses the scope and potential of genetic engineering.

This comprehensive account of the major aspects of sustainable insect pest control, together with the key references cited, will point the way to relevant research projects, and provide an up-to-date awareness of recent developments in the field.

Audience: Graduate students and researchers in insect chemoreception, chemical ecology and sustainable pest control.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Plant Chemicals....Pages 27-72
Pheromones....Pages 73-112
The Chemoreceptive Organs: Structural Aspects....Pages 113-139
Electrophysiology of Chemoreception....Pages 140-173
Biochemistry of Chemoreception....Pages 174-189
Plant Chemicals in Pest Control....Pages 193-222
Host Plant Resistance....Pages 223-255
Pheromones in Plant Protection....Pages 256-279
Genetic Engineering....Pages 280-306
Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-24
Back Matter....Pages 307-330
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